COPPER-NICKEL Coins
Coróin Coin History: Ireland's Unique Gaelic Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Half Coróin Example Specimen: 1/2 Coróin, 1964 (Republic of Ireland) Authority & Heraldry: Issued by the Republic of Ireland, this coin is rich in national symbolism and unique ty…
Shilingi Coin: Tanzania's Independent Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Shilingi Example Specimen: 1 Shilingi, 1966 (United Republic of Tanzania) Authority & Heraldry: Issued by the United Republic of Tanzania. The coin features legends written in Swa…
Dīnār Coin (Iran & Persia): History of Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Dīnār Example Specimen: 50 Dīnār, AH 1305 (1926) (Imperial State of Iran) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under Reza Shah Pahlavi, the first shah of the House of Pahlavi of the Imper…
Mark Coin: From Silver Weight Standard to Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel 1 Mark Example Specimen: 1 mark, 1922 (Republic of Estonia) Authority & Heraldry: This copper-nickel coin represents the early coinage of the Republic of Estonia ( EESTI VABARIIK …
Haléř Coin: Where and When (Catalog of Coins)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel 20 Haléřů Example Specimen: 20 haléřů, 1926 (Czechoslovak Republic — First Republic) Authority & Heraldry: This copper-nickel coin represents the quintessential coinage of the Fir…
Flóirin Coinage: Irish Pre-Decimal History (1928-1968)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Flóirin Coin of Ireland Example Specimen: 1 flóirin, 1955 (Republic of Ireland) Authority & Heraldry: This coin features the denomination FLÓIRÍN - 2s , indicated in a double format — 1 flóirin…
Cuban INTUR Coinage: Tourist Currency History & Value
Illustrated Specimen Details: INTUR Coins of Cuba Example Specimen: 10 centavos (INTUR), 1981 (Republic of Cuba) Authority & Heraldry: This coin features the denomination 10 - DIEZ CENTAVOS . It prominently displays the off…
Shilin Coin of Somalia: History, Catalog & Value
Illustrated Specimen Details: Somali Shilin Example Specimen: 1 shilin, 1976 (Somali Democratic Republic) Authority & Heraldry: This circulating commemorative issue features a lamb in the center, flanked by the date in both…
Markka Coin History: From 1860 to the Euro Transition
Illustrated Specimen Details: Finland 1 Markka 1981 Example Specimen: 1 markka, 1981 — Republic of Finland Design & Inscriptions: This 1 markka coin features a minimalist design with stylized trees surrounding the denominat…
Sheqel: From Biblical Silver to the Modern Israeli Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: State of Israel 100 Sheqalim Example Specimen: 100 sheqalim, 1985 — State of Israel Design & Inscriptions: This circulating commemorative coin bears the date התשמ"ה — JE 5745 according to…
Paʻanga Coin: The Unique Polynesian Money of Tonga
Illustrated Specimen Details: Kingdom of Tonga 2 Paʻanga Example Specimen: 2 Paʻanga, 1981 — Kingdom of Tonga Design & Inscriptions: This impressive, non-circulating legal tender coin belongs to the famous international FAO…
Piastre Coin: History of Colonial & Trade Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Indochinese Federation 1 Piastre Example Specimen: 1 Piastre, 1947 — Indochinese Federation Design & Inscriptions: This coin represents the INDOCHINOISE FÉDÉRATION (Indochinese Federation, als…
Afghani Coin & Currency: History of Afghanistan's Money
Illustrated Specimen Details: Islamic State of Afghanistan 50 Afghani Example Specimen: 50 Afghani, 1996 — Islamic State of Afghanistan Design & Inscriptions: This commemorative, non-circulating coin was issued as part of t…
Peso Coin: Mexican Currency and Silver Standards
Illustrated Specimen Details: United Mexican States 1 Peso Example Specimen: 1 peso, 1971 (United Mexican States, Mexican Mint) Design & Inscriptions: The obverse features a black and white styled version of the Seal of the…
Øre: From Ancient Roman Gold to Arctic Colonial Tokens
Illustrated Specimen Details: Colonial Greenland 25 Øre Example Specimen: 25 Øre, 1926 (Greenland — Colony of Denmark) Iconography & Design: Struck during the reign of King Christian X (who ruled Denmark during the 1912-194…
Ariary: The Unique Non-Decimal Currency of Madagascar
Illustrated Specimen Details: 10 Ariary (Madagascar) Example Specimen: 10 ariary, 1983 (Democratic Republic of Madagascar) Design & Symbolism: The obverse displays a five-pointed star from the national seal and the inscript…
Dalasi: mysterious origin of Gambia’s national currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Dalasi (Gambia) Example Specimen: 1 dalasi, 1998 (Republic of the Gambia) Design & Symbolism: This heptagonal 1 dalasi coin features the denomination 1 DALASI - دَ لَىِس in both Latin and Ar…